What is the Nicole Kidman dance?
It is a TikTok routine to the hook of "Nicole Kidman", the second track on ADÉLA's debut album PRIMA, released on 4 September 2026. On 10 September dancer Kyler Irby (@ky.manson) posted it with two friends in a driveway; that clip has 2.9 million plays, and the remakes credit him with "dc: @Kyler Irby". Nicole Kidman is not in it: the dance is named after the song, which ADÉLA wrote after a tight corset at a Golden Globes party made her feel like the actress. Then AI took over, with ragdoll cats, kittens and grandmas doing the flex.
Template motion: the original 13.6-second routine posted by Kyler Irby (@ky.manson) on 10 September 2026. Sound: the trend's stretch of ADÉLA's "Nicole Kidman" from that clip. @ky.manson on TikTok
Why it uses a reference video
The routine is about 14 seconds of exact moves, and a text prompt alone invents its own dance. This generator uses the original clip as the motion guide and films it again with the people or pets from your photos, so every beat lands where it does in the original. Because the model is billed for that reference clip too, a video costs more credits than our other templates.
How the Nicole Kidman Dance AI trend went viral
- August 26, 2026: Asked about the song at the London premiere of Practical Magic 2, Nicole Kidman says she knows who ADÉLA is and plans to see her perform. TikTok News Hub
- September 4, 2026: ADÉLA releases her debut album PRIMA on Capitol Records, with "Nicole Kidman" as track two and a music video full of Kidman references, Moulin Rouge among them. Rolling Stone
- September 10, 2026: Kyler Irby (@ky.manson) posts the routine with two friends in a driveway. By 23 October: 2.9 million plays. TikTok
- September 25, 2026: @rainysannie and a friend post their version: 8.4 million plays, the biggest of the trend so far. TikTok
- October 11, 2026: Two ragdoll cats do the routine on a rooftop in an AI video by @uni.ebi.ragdolls, captioned "Nicole Kidman has 24 hours to respond": 190,000 plays, and AI pets become a wave of their own. TikTok
Play counts were read on October 23, 2026 and keep changing.
The Nicole Kidman Dance AI trend, beat by beat
- 0–2s
A hand flicks away from the lips with a hip pop.
- 2–3.5s
Forearms roll open, palms press together overhead: the prayer pose on "I pray".
- 3.5–5s
An L-shaped arm and two hip pops.
- 5–7s
A hip roll on "Moulin Rouge", then hands squeeze the waist on "my corset is so tight".
- 7–9.5s
Paws up and a body roll on "babygirl".
- 9.5–11s
A double biceps flex on "in control".
- 11–12.5s
A full spin.
- 12.5–14s
A kiss blown off the lips on "I feel like Nicole".
How to make the Nicole Kidman Dance AI trend
- People or pets: One to three photos, one dancer each: you, friends who agreed, or your cat or dog.
How to make a Nicole Kidman Dance video
Pick your photos
One full-body photo per dancer, facing the camera, face clearly visible. Up to three: you, friends who agreed, or your cat or dog.
Choose the setting
Driveway like the original, Moulin Rouge in Paris, Club stage or Living room.
Generate
Pick the quality and press Generate. Failed videos are refunded automatically.
Post
Download the 14-second vertical MP4, post it with #nicolekidman #adela, credit the dance to @ky.manson and label it as AI-generated.
Make the Nicole Kidman Dance AI trend yourself: what the prompt needs
This is a fixed routine, so a text prompt gets the moves wrong. Use a model that takes a reference video as well as photos, such as Seedance 2.0, with the original 14-second clip as the motion guide.
- Say how many dancers: The original has three. For a solo, say the two side dancers are removed, or the model adds strangers next to you.
- Map photos to places: Say which photo is left, centre and right, and that each keeps their own face and clothes.
- Protect the spin: Faces melt during the spin at 11 seconds. Ask for faces to stay sharp and unchanged through it.
- Pets stand up: For a cat or dog, say it dances upright on its hind legs and uses its front paws as hands.
- Add the song after: Generate clean motion, then lay the song from the first frame so the kiss lands on "Nicole".
Nicole Kidman Dance guides
How to Do the Nicole Kidman Dance
How to do the Nicole Kidman dance to ADÉLA's song, with AI and one photo: who made the routine, the 14 seconds beat by beat, solo, duo, trio and pet versions, the do-it-yourself method and the mistakes to avoid.
Photo tips for Nicole Kidman Dance
- Use a full-body photo if you can: the camera shows the dancers from head to feet, so the model needs your build and your outfit.
- One person or pet per photo, face clearly visible. For a duo or trio, upload a separate photo of each dancer, not one group photo.
- Whatever you wear in the photo is what you dance in. For a cat or dog, use a photo where the whole animal is visible.
Who to cast
- You and your two best friends, as a trio
- Your cat, doing the flex on its hind legs
- Your mum or grandma, with her permission
- You and your twin, on a Moulin Rouge night
